An Ehime University research team directed by H. Shimomoto and E. Ihara has developed a new molecular design strategy that ...

The vast amounts of plastic garbage heaped in landfills and in the environment are as problematic as the plastics are useful. In an article published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International ...

This polystyrene degradation process could be fully powered with electricity from commercially available solar panels. In addition, a useful side reaction occurs during the degradation process: ...

Polystyrene is one of the most highly used synthetic polymers in the world and is extremely resistant to decomposition. Therefore, it poses a glaring global environmental challenge due to its chemical ...

Cockroaches have emerged as an unlikely hero in the fight against plastic pollution, as new research reveals the bugs’ gut microbes can rapidly degrade polystyrene. Plastic pollution is a global ...

A study published in the journal Scientific Reports reveals that the larvae of the Kenyan lesser mealworm, scientifically known as Alphitobius diaperinus, have the ability to consume and degrade ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have been ...

Plastics are inescapable in our daily lives. The vast amounts of plastic garbage heaped in landfills and in the environment, however, are as problematic as the plastics are useful. In the journal ...